BOSTON-The emergence of third-generation networks will serve as a turning point for enterprise mobility, according to a new report from the Yankee Group.
The mobile worker’s user experience improves as wireless wide-area data speeds exceed 144 kilobits per second, allowing greater access to mission-critical applications, said the report.
“Although higher data rates are crucial in reducing the overall complexity of mobile solutions, speed is not an elixir,” said Eugene Signorini, Wireless/Mobile Enterprise & Commerce program manager at the Yankee Group. “While enterprises reveal they are ready to adopt wireless solutions, they also indicate that barriers to adoption remain, in addition to insufficient wireless network data speeds, such as security, cost constraints and lack of widespread coverage.
“The corporate-minded wireless carrier must assist enterprises by providing out-of-the-box applications or by partnering with third-party technology providers to solve mobile computing challenges,” said Signorini.
